diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 52d6f714c..aa0170db9 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "aae1277d39aeec15cb388266ecc24b11c80469deae6067e17a1a7aa9e5c1f234"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ahash"
+version = "0.7.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "43bb833f0bf979d8475d38fbf09ed3b8a55e1885fe93ad3f93239fc6a4f17b98"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.2.3",
+ "once_cell",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aho-corasick"
 version = "0.7.18"
@@ -596,6 +607,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.74",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "data-encoding"
+version = "2.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3ee2393c4a91429dffb4bedf19f4d6abf27d8a732c8ce4980305d782e5426d57"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "deflate"
 version = "0.7.20"
@@ -729,6 +746,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.74",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fallible-iterator"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4443176a9f2c162692bd3d352d745ef9413eec5782a80d8fd6f8a1ac692a07f7"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "fallible-streaming-iterator"
+version = "0.1.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7360491ce676a36bf9bb3c56c1aa791658183a54d2744120f27285738d90465a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fastrand"
 version = "1.5.0"
@@ -1198,6 +1227,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "system-deps",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hashbrown"
+version = "0.11.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ab5ef0d4909ef3724cc8cce6ccc8572c5c817592e9285f5464f8e86f8bd3726e"
+dependencies = [
+ "ahash",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "hashlink"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7249a3129cbc1ffccd74857f81464a323a152173cdb134e0fd81bc803b29facf"
+dependencies = [
+ "hashbrown",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "heck"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -1401,6 +1448,16 @@ version = "0.2.99"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7f823d141fe0a24df1e23b4af4e3c7ba9e5966ec514ea068c93024aa7deb765"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libsqlite3-sys"
+version = "0.22.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "290b64917f8b0cb885d9de0f9959fe1f775d7fa12f1da2db9001c1c8ab60f89d"
+dependencies = [
+ "pkg-config",
+ "vcpkg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.4"
@@ -1604,6 +1661,21 @@ version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e4a24736216ec316047a1fc4252e27dabb04218aa4a3f37c6e7ddbf1f9782b54"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nexus"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "data-encoding",
+ "rebind",
+ "ring",
+ "rusqlite",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tauri",
+ "tauri-build",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nix"
 version = "0.17.0"
@@ -2369,6 +2441,36 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ring"
+version = "0.17.0-alpha.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "55ae9a4d2975bdd8254d7bcdd2261be62b42b8920f903ec682b08cdc11b87af2"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+ "once_cell",
+ "spin",
+ "untrusted",
+ "web-sys",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rusqlite"
+version = "0.25.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "57adcf67c8faaf96f3248c2a7b419a0dbc52ebe36ba83dd57fe83827c1ea4eb3"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 1.3.1",
+ "fallible-iterator",
+ "fallible-streaming-iterator",
+ "hashlink",
+ "libsqlite3-sys",
+ "memchr",
+ "smallvec",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rust-argon2"
 version = "0.8.3"
@@ -2654,15 +2756,10 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "spacedrop"
-version = "0.1.0"
-dependencies = [
- "rebind",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
- "tauri",
- "tauri-build",
-]
+name = "spin"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6e63cff320ae2c57904679ba7cb63280a3dc4613885beafb148ee7bf9aa9042d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stable_deref_trait"
@@ -3143,6 +3240,12 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8ccb82d61f80a663efe1f787a51b16b5a51e3314d6ac365b08639f52387b33f3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "untrusted"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a156c684c91ea7d62626509bce3cb4e1d9ed5c4d978f7b4352658f96a4c26b4a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "url"
 version = "2.2.2"
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index fa9c322ee..0849d01ff 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [package]
-name = "spacedrop"
+name = "nexus"
 version = "0.1.0"
-description = "Share files with a keybind"
+description = "The next gen private virtual filesystem."
 authors = ["you"]
 license = ""
 repository = ""
-default-run = "spacedrop"
+default-run = "nexus"
 edition = "2018"
 build = "src/build.rs"
 
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ serde_json = "1.0"
 rebind = "0.2.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 tauri = { version = "1.0.0-beta.5", features = ["api-all", "menu"] }
+data-encoding = "2.3.2"
+ring = "0.17.0-alpha.10"
+rusqlite = "0.25.3"
+chrono = "0.4.0"
 
 [features]
 default = [ "custom-protocol" ]
diff --git a/src-tauri/default.db3 b/src-tauri/default.db3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/app/config.rs b/src-tauri/src/app/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7621bca87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/app/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+use std::fs;
+use tauri::api::path;
+
+pub struct AppConfig {
+  pub primary_db: std::path::PathBuf,
+  pub data_dir: std::path::PathBuf,
+}
+
+// returns the app config struct with complete values
+pub fn get_config() -> AppConfig {
+  let app_name = "Nexus";
+  let data_dir = path::data_dir()
+    .unwrap_or(std::path::PathBuf::from("./"))
+    .join(app_name);
+
+  // create the data directory if not exists
+  fs::create_dir_all(&data_dir).unwrap();
+
+  AppConfig {
+    primary_db: data_dir.join("primary.db3"),
+    data_dir,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/menu.rs b/src-tauri/src/app/menu.rs
similarity index 92%
rename from src-tauri/src/menu.rs
rename to src-tauri/src/app/menu.rs
index 7d5cca61b..6131c5512 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/menu.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/app/menu.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use tauri::{CustomMenuItem, Menu, Submenu};
 
-pub fn get_menu() -> Menu {
+pub(crate) fn get_menu() -> Menu {
   let quit = CustomMenuItem::new("quit".to_string(), "Quit");
   let close = CustomMenuItem::new("close".to_string(), "Close");
   let submenu = Submenu::new("File", Menu::new().add_item(quit).add_item(close));
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/app/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/app/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ec73fad1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod config;
+pub mod menu;
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/crypto/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/crypto/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d352a1f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/crypto/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pub enum Encryption {
+  NONE,
+  AES128,
+  AES192,
+  AES256,
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/db/init.rs b/src-tauri/src/db/init.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4366c4230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/db/init.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use rusqlite;
+// use tauri::api::path;
+use crate::app::config;
+
+pub fn create_connection() -> Result<rusqlite::Connection, rusqlite::Error> {
+  let config = config::get_config();
+
+  rusqlite::Connection::open(config.primary_db)
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/db/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/db/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9816cc198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub mod init;
+// pub mod util;
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/db/util.rs b/src-tauri/src/db/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b1378917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/db/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/filestuff.rs b/src-tauri/src/filestuff.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d4fe6832..000000000
--- a/src-tauri/src/filestuff.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-use std::fs::{self, DirEntry};
-use std::io;
-use std::path::Path;
-
-struct User {
-  username: String,
-  email: String,
-  sign_in_count: u64,
-  active: bool,
-}
-
-// one possible implementation of walking a directory only visiting files
-pub fn visit_dirs(dir: &Path, cb: &dyn Fn(&DirEntry)) -> io::Result<()> {
-  if dir.is_dir() {
-    for entry in fs::read_dir(dir)? {
-      let entry = entry?;
-      let path = entry.path();
-      if path.is_dir() {
-        visit_dirs(&path, cb)?;
-      } else {
-        cb(&entry);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  Ok(())
-}
-
-pub fn current_dir() -> io::Result<()> {
-  let raw_entries = fs::read_dir(".")?
-    .map(|res| res.map(|e| e.path()))
-    .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, io::Error>>()?;
-
-  println!("Entries: {:?}", raw_entries);
-
-  Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/filesystem/file.rs b/src-tauri/src/filesystem/file.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acba41327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/filesystem/file.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use crate::crypto;
+use chrono::prelude::*;
+
+pub struct File {
+  // identity
+  pub id: u32,
+  pub checksum: String,
+  // metadata
+  pub name: String,
+  pub extension: String,
+  pub size_in_bytes: u32,
+  pub mime: String,
+  pub encryption: crypto::Encryption,
+  pub ipfs_id: Option<String>,
+  // ownership
+  pub user_id: u32,
+  pub storage_device_id: u32,
+  pub capture_device_id: Option<u32>,
+  pub parent_object_id: Option<u32>,
+  // date
+  pub date_created: DateTime<Utc>,
+  pub date_modified: DateTime<Utc>,
+  pub date_indexed: DateTime<Utc>,
+}
+
+pub struct Directory {
+  // identity
+  pub id: u32,
+  pub name: String,
+  // calculations
+  pub calculated_size_in_bytes: u32,
+  pub calculated_file_count: u32,
+  // ownership
+  pub user_id: u32,
+  pub storage_device_id: u32,
+  pub parent_directory_id: Option<u32>,
+  // date
+  pub date_created: DateTime<Utc>,
+  pub date_modified: DateTime<Utc>,
+  pub date_indexed: DateTime<Utc>,
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/filesystem/hash.rs b/src-tauri/src/filesystem/hash.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04fd9037e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/filesystem/hash.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use data_encoding::HEXUPPER;
+use ring::digest::{Context, Digest, SHA256};
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io;
+use std::io::{BufReader, Read};
+
+fn sha256_digest<R: Read>(mut reader: R) -> io::Result<Digest> {
+  let mut context = Context::new(&SHA256);
+  let mut buffer = [0; 1024];
+
+  loop {
+    let count = reader.read(&mut buffer)?;
+    if count == 0 {
+      break;
+    }
+    context.update(&buffer[..count]);
+  }
+
+  Ok(context.finish())
+}
+
+pub fn create_hash(path: &str) -> io::Result<String> {
+  let input = File::open(path)?;
+  let reader = BufReader::new(input);
+  let digest = sha256_digest(reader)?;
+  Ok(HEXUPPER.encode(digest.as_ref()))
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/filesystem/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/filesystem/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d13ac9d34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/filesystem/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mod file;
+mod hash;
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 8d22021d6..446d0e48d 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
   windows_subsystem = "windows"
 )]
 
-// mod filestuff;
-mod menu;
+mod app;
+mod crypto;
+mod db;
+mod filesystem;
+use crate::app::menu;
 
 #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
 struct CustomResponse {
@@ -12,18 +15,20 @@ struct CustomResponse {
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
-async fn message_from_rust(window: tauri::Window) -> Result<CustomResponse, String> {
-  println!("Called from {}", window.label());
+async fn fn_exposed_to_js(window: tauri::Window) -> Result<CustomResponse, String> {
+  println!("Called from window {}", window.label());
   Ok(CustomResponse {
     message: "Hello from rust!".to_string(),
   })
 }
 
 fn main() {
-  // filestuff::current_dir();
+  let connection = db::init::create_connection();
+  // let hash = filestuff::create_hash("/Users/jamie/Desktop/jeff.MP4");
+  println!("jeff {:?}", connection);
 
   tauri::Builder::default()
-    .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![message_from_rust])
+    .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![fn_exposed_to_js])
     .menu(menu::get_menu())
     .run(tauri::generate_context!())
     .expect("error while running tauri application");
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/transfer.rs b/src-tauri/src/transfer.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index b3ef1c1e0..000000000
--- a/src-tauri/src/transfer.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-
-use std::fs;
-
-struct Transfer {
-  id: &str,
-};
-
-struct File {
-    id: &str
-};
-
-pub fn run() {
-    let path = "users/jamie";
-    std::fs::read_dir(path: P) {
-
-    }
-};
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/util/filestuff.rs b/src-tauri/src/util/filestuff.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b5ba2cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/util/filestuff.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// one possible implementation of walking a directory only visiting files
+// pub fn visit_dirs(dir: &Path, cb: &dyn Fn(&DirEntry)) -> io::Result<()> {
+//   if dir.is_dir() {
+//     for entry in fs::read_dir(dir)? {
+//       let entry = entry?;
+//       let path = entry.path();
+//       if path.is_dir() {
+//         visit_dirs(&path, cb)?;
+//       } else {
+//         cb(&entry);
+//       }
+//     }
+//   }
+//   Ok(())
+// }
+
+// pub fn current_dir() -> io::Result<()> {
+//   let raw_entries = fs::read_dir(".")?
+//     .map(|res| res.map(|e| e.path()))
+//     .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, io::Error>>()?;
+
+//   println!("Entries: {:?}", raw_entries);
+
+//   Ok(())
+// }
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 647e9fb78..522560232 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "package": {
-    "productName": "spacedrop",
+    "productName": "nexus",
     "version": "0.1.0"
   },
   "build": {
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 6c85d56fa..9b0b71596 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -31,36 +31,11 @@ export default function App() {
   return (
     <VechaiProvider theme={theme} colorScheme="pale">
       <div className="p-2">
+        <div className="max-w h-20"></div>
         <div className="flex flex-wrap w-full py-2 space-x-2">
-          <Button>Button</Button>
-          <Button variant="solid">Button</Button>
-          <Button variant="light">Button</Button>
-          <Button variant="ghost">Button</Button>
-          <Button variant="link">Button</Button>
-        </div>
-        <div className="max-w">
-          <Input />
-        </div>
-        <div className="flex flex-wrap w-full py-2 space-x-2">
-          <Button
-            variant="solid"
-            color="primary"
-            leftIcon={<Icon as={CookingPot} label="gift" className="w-4 h-4 mr-1" />}
-          >
-            Button
+          <Button variant="solid" color="primary">
+            Load File
           </Button>
-          <Button
-            color="primary"
-            rightIcon={<Icon as={CookingPot} label="gift" className="w-4 h-4 ml-1" />}
-          >
-            Button
-          </Button>
-        </div>
-        <div className="flex flex-wrap w-full py-2 space-x-4">
-          <Switch size="sm" />
-          <Switch size="md" />
-          <Switch size="lg" />
-          <Switch size="xl" />
         </div>
       </div>
     </VechaiProvider>
diff --git a/src/types/filesystem.ts b/src/types/filesystem.ts
index 82c0ecf09..3231c502f 100644
--- a/src/types/filesystem.ts
+++ b/src/types/filesystem.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export interface Object {
   type: ObjectType;
 
   uri: string;
-  file_name: string;
+  name: string;
   extension: string;
   size: number;
   mime: string;
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export interface Object {
   date_created: Date;
   date_modified: Date;
   date_indexed: Date;
-  geolocation: string;
 
   directory_id: string;
   storage_device_id: string;
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ export interface Object {
   parent_object_id: string;
   user_id: string;
 
+  geolocation: string;
   extra_data: null | ImageMeta | VideoMeta;
   ipfs_id: string;
 }